A rape accused, who escaped from police custody when he was taken to the Rourkela Government Hospital for his medical check up on Monday evening, was arrested by police on Tuesday. Two police constables were suspended on Tuesday for dereliction in duty in the case.
Sources said Kashmir Hembram who works in a local factory at Kalunga industrial area of the Rourkela, was arrested on Monday afternoon in a rape case against him. However, before forwarding him to court, police sent him to Rourkela Government Hospital for his medical checkup during evening. But, the youth reportedly escaped from RGH, giving a slip to two constables present with him.
Soon, the Rourkela police launched a manhunt to nab the rape accused and arrested him on Tuesday, from a hideout. The police forwarded him to court and later after his bail application was rejected, he was sent to jail. "Two constables of Brahamni Tarang police station who were on duty with the rape accused, S Lugun and U Majhi, were placed under suspension for dereliction of duty," said SDPO Panposh Santa Nutan Samad.